Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-08-07 | Page 26 | Production Now Paced at 87 Pct

1 I PRODUCTION NOW NOW- m w MV g M Pl I r. 87 PCT Activity c vity Expected to O Have C He Healthy Effect on All Lines Production reports from tram tho the car and truck frock factories of ot the tho cou country try show that that the the tho automobile business in the tho second quarter quart r of 1921 was 87 percent per cent of at the corresponding correspondIng- period In 1920 duo clue largely t to the fact tact that one of the tho chief manufacturers la is operating at t 13 per cent of ot tho 1920 basis The other 11 makers however aro are going on on a 57 percent per cent basis and are arc manufacturing at per cent or or more than double doub c. c the tha rate of tho the first quarter this year Motor Motor Mo tro- tor Eor truck production la is more more than one- one third b bettor better than It was during the first quarter This return of Qt activity In the third largest Industry in is expected to be a marked stimulus to other lines During tho the second quarter quart r cotton colton production was a at 82 p per r cent employment at 75 per cent zinc zino at 41 per cent and pig Iron at 39 31 p per r cent of ot the same period a year ago The effect of the J largo large sales of ot automobiles Is expected to be felt In these commodities during tho the third quarter Automobiles not only consume consumo largo large quantities of raw materials but also call for production In t an and allied lines Unes such as electric wire Wife ac accessories accessories ac- ac tires Tho industry Itself employs over men in its factories factories facto facto- ries with as many again In tho the accessory accessory accessory sory plants SALESMAN BUILDING MARKETS There are arc dealers dealer In tho the country country coun coun- try employing salesmen This I army of ot salesmen has been one of ot th the most potent forces in turning the tide of or depression The order takers were quickly eliminated lost last fall and antt themen the tha themen men who remained were sellers of ot transportation Tho The good automobile salesman has to be a a. high type of ot man man since he must have some engineering knowledge and ho he must see sec to it that the car gets proper at attention attention at- at after it Is Is' sold Bold If ho he Is to se secure secure se- se cure curo reorders In addition to the thousands of ot efficient efficient effi effi- cleat salesmen the usual spring and summer demand for motor transportation tion Uon has started the tho upward turn In the automobile business With cars In n use the replacement business business bustness busi bust ness each spring runs Into the tho hundreds hundreds hun hun- of ot thousands Orders from new owners also come como In most heavily at this time of year ear